Competing in Olympic Style Rimfire Bullseye is part of the path to getting an exemption letter to purchase a handgun. If you intend to pursue an exemption letter, you need to join the Shooting Federation of Canada
here before you start as a new competitor. The steps are
here.
The event is open to anyone with a rimfire rifle, it can be grandpa's old .22LR, it can be a bolt, semi-auto or lever and everything between - it doesn't need to be a special gun. Divisions are iron sights and optics. You will be limited to one division to start, but if there are available spaces just before match day, you will be permitted to register a second gun in a different division.
Gear up is at 9:30 with first shot at 10 am. The match will last approximately 2-3 hours. There are 5 shooting lanes to cycle shooters through. All shooters will cycle through to shoot one position before moving onto the next position.
There will be 3 positions of shooting (kneeling, prone and standing) with 20 rounds per position, plus sighters prior to the timed groups. The 20 rounds for each position are broken into 4 groups of 5 rounds for each of the 4 scoring bullseyes. The times for each group are 2 minutes, 1 minute, 30 seconds, and 15 seconds respectively for each of the 4 groups of 5 rounds.
No bipods are permitted for the prone position, shooting is only off the elbows. If someone is mobilitry-impaired, they can shoot the entire match from a seated position.
Round count is thus 60 rounds plus sighters. The match will be approximately as described here minus the final round.
Bring a mat or equivalent to shoot prone as well as your eye and ear protection.
Official targets will be provided, the cost for trial match is $5 to cover the 3 official targets per competitor (one for each position)
Range officers and other volunteers are needed, please sign up for a free Volunteer ticket. If you register as a volunteer who works on Match Day, you can sign up to shoot for free on Build Day.
Paid competitors are permitted to shoot on Build Day at regular price if Match Day does not fit their schedule.
Competitor limit is 30.
See you there!
Please note that the 100 m lanes remain open for club use during the match. The line is controlled by a range officer as usual.
